A stellar black hole

Combining observations done with ESO's Very Large Telescope and NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope, astronomers have uncovered the most powerful pair of jets ever seen from a stellar black hole. The black hole blows a huge bubble of hot gas, 1000 light-years across or twice as large and tens of times more powerful than the other such microquasars. The stellar black hole belongs to a binary system as pictured in this artist’s impression.

Crediti:

ESO/L. Calçada/M.Kornmesser

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Identificazione:eso1028a
Tipo:Illustrazione
Data di rilascio:Mercoledì 07 Luglio 2010 19:00
Notizie relative:eso1028
Grandezza:4000 x 3000 px

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Nome:NGC 7793
Tipo:Milky Way : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar
Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Black Hole
Distanza:12 Milione Anni luce
Categoria:Illustrations
Quasars and Black Holes

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